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Who makes the best front hub bearings?

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Old 02-03-2011, 04:51 PM
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Question Who makes the best front hub bearings?

1996 Ram 1500 4x4

Timken, National, NTP, Duralast, Proformer or Napa brands are my only choices as I can't wait to have any others shipped.

All have a mere 1 year warranty except the $174 (ouch) Napa has a 36 month / 45,000 mile warranty.

Any still made in America, or are they all pretty much foreign junk these days?

Any recommendations greatly appreciated. TIA!!

Factory parts made it 145,000 miles with the last 60,000 miles toting a 700 lb. plow, so they don't owe me ****!!

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Old 02-03-2011, 05:09 PM
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National, NTP, and NAPAs are probably the best.
 
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Old 02-03-2011, 05:57 PM
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Timken. I race on them and we exclusively use them in the shop. I have never had one fail on me.
 
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Old 02-03-2011, 08:26 PM
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I hear again and again the quality of Timken bearings. I would go with them if I could afford them.
 
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Old 02-03-2011, 09:22 PM
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timken and national are american made and very good. i don't know who makes napa's (maybe skf) but they're good too.
 
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+1 on Timken. Good Quality
 



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